tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883252484128343114.post8020219590457045789..comments2010-03-23T23:44:24.076-07:00Comments on Curiosity Cabinets: An Annotated BibliographyE. rexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059977282052095869noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883252484128343114.post-22807147718259074992009-03-09T06:31:00.000-07:002009-03-09T06:31:00.000-07:00Very welcome! And I know what you mean -- my entir...Very welcome! And I know what you mean -- my entire (personal) research over the last 10 years has been entirely due to stumbling over and becoming fascinated by 'Tulipmania' -- which led me to 'Gentlemen Collectors' and the world of the personal museum... also Dutch still lifes, ottoman architecture and Constantinople, and Hapsburg politics ...Directorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222654662771073459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883252484128343114.post-80754184992438581762009-03-07T19:38:00.000-08:002009-03-07T19:38:00.000-08:00Thanks again; you have so much useful information!...Thanks again; you have so much useful information! I've started on Findlen's book and will look for Stafford's. I love how research begins with a vague interest in a subject, and you get drawn in to a world of knowledge you never knew existed.E. rexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03059977282052095869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883252484128343114.post-3771890488557629492009-03-04T03:04:00.000-08:002009-03-04T03:04:00.000-08:00I think you'd find 'Devices of Wonder' by the Mari...I think you'd find 'Devices of Wonder' by the Maria Barbara Stafford interesting and useful -- she also curated an exhibition by the same name. Another of her books looks at scientific illustration and parlor magic as part of that transition from 'wonders' to 'curiosities' <BR/><BR/>Also the Paula Findlen book 'Possessing Nature' might also be helpfulAdministrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09761053227401865092noreply@blogger.com